Dehart, BVC champion Eagles ground Rockets

L-BENTON 55P-GILBOA 11FINDLAY --Blanchard Valley Conference champion Liberty-Benton decimated Pandora-Gilboa 55-11 on Thursday evening. Corra Dehart paced the Eagles with 15 points, knocking down three long-range shots. Megan Gerken netted a pair of triples, finishing with 10 points. Emelia Kin also ended with 10 points, grabbing eight rebounds as well. Sophie McDaniel tacked on eight points, five assists, and three steals, while Emma Lieb hit two three-pointers for six points. Kelsie Carlson ended with 10 of the Rockets' 11 points. The Eagles improved to 17-5, and now conclude the season with a perfect 9-0 record in the BVC, and a 10th-straight BVC crown. L-B takes on the winner of Rossford and Van Wert on February 21 in post-season play. Pandora-Gilboa (12-10, 6-3 BVC) travels to Hardin Northern on February 21 at 2 p.m. for a playoff matchup. P-GILBOADraper 2-5–10, Huffman 0-1–1. TOTALS: 2-6–11.L-BENTONDehart 4-4–15, Gerken 4-0–10, Kin 4-2–10, McDaniel 3-2–8, Lieb 2-0–6, Levenhagen 1-0–3, Rioch 1-1–3. TOTALS: 19-9–55.P-Gilboa 5 1 5 0–11L-Benton 11 19 19 6–55THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: P-Gilboa 1 (Draper); L-Benton 8 (Dehart 3).REBOUNDS: P-Gilboa 5, L-Benton 24.TURNOVERS: P-Gilboa 17, L-Benton 9. ARCADIA 54VANLUE 21ARCADIA– Arcadia jumped out to a 24-7 first-quarter lead in a 54-21 trouncing of Vanlue on Thursday.The Redskins outscored Vanlue 17-2 in the second quarter, as they ran away with it early. Addy Colman hit four triples, scoring 13 to lead the Redskins. Ryleigh Bostic finished with 11 points. Liberty Voges scored nine, and Ivy Smith added eight. Adrienne Phillips paced the Wildcats with nine points. Candace Saltzman tacked on five.Arcadia (16-5, 7-3 BVC) plays the winner of Crestline and Plymouth on February 21 at 2 p.m. in a home playoff contest. Vanlue (4-18, 0-10 BVC) travels to McComb for a playoff matchup on February 21 at 2 p.m.VANLUEPhillips 4-1–9, Saltzman 2-0–5, K. Holbrook 1-1–3, R. Holbrook 1-0–2, Brooks 1-0–2. TOTALS: 9-2–21.ARCADIAColman 4-1–13, Bostic 4-2–11, Voges 3-2–9, Smith 3-0–8, Seem 2-0–5, Sherman 1-1–3, George 1-0–2, Boes 0-2–2, Kunn 0-1–1. TOTALS: 18-9–54.Vanlue 7 2 8 4–21Arcadia 24 17 10 3–54THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Vanlue 1 (Saltzman); Arcadia 9 (Colman 4).REBOUNDS: Vanlue 18 (Saltzman 5); Arcadia 26 (Kuhn 5).TURNOVERS: Vanlue 19, Arcadia 7. MCCOMB 47RIVERDALE 45MCCOMB– McComb's Morgan Kern's 25 points paced McComb's second-half rally and helped it defeat Riverdale, 47-45 in a closely-contested BVC contest.The Panthers scored 27 points in the second half compared to just 21 from the Falcons to overcome a 24-20 halftime deficit. Kern, the reigning BVC Player of the Year, hit three jumpers from beyond the arc. Madison Beckman finished with 10 points, while Journey Scheff added nine. Riverdale's Marissa Bonham ended with 15 points. Claire Inbody scored eight points. Lily Mowery tacked on seven. The Panthers improved to 11-11 and 5-5 in the BVC following the win, and host Vanlue on February 21 at 2 p.m. for a playoff meeting. Riverdale (11-10, 7-2 BVC) hosts a playoff matchup against the winner of Allen East and Ada on February 25 at 6 p.m. ARLINGTON 43LEIPSIC 41ARLINGTON– Arlington squeaked past BVC foe Leipsic on Thursday, 43-41 at home. The Red Devils trailed 22-10 at the half, and scored 16 in the third and 14 in the fourth to secure the narrow conference victory. Jada Smith recorded a double-double for the Red Devils, with 16 points, 10 rebounds, and three steals. Madeline Hartman poured in 12 points, while Madison Ernst added eight. Kya Brandt notched a game-high 17 for the Vikings. Kylee Schroeder tacked on eight. Arlington, now 12-10 and 5-5 in the BVC, hosts Ridgemont for a postseason matchup on February 21 at 2 p.m. Leipsic (8-14, 4-9 BVC) hosts the winner of Cory-Rawson and Upper Scioto Valley on February 21 at 2 p.m. for a playoff meeting. LEIPSICBrandt 7-2–17, K. Schroeder 3-1–8, N. Schroeder 2-1–5, P. Schroeder 1-2–5, Gerten 2-0–4, Tussing 1-0–2. TOTALS: 16-6–41.ARLINGTONSmith 4-6–16, Hartman 5-2–12, Ernst 2-2–8, Settlage 1-0–3, Alexander 1-0–2, Grieser 1-0–2. TOTALS: 14-10–43.Leipsic 4 18 15 4–41Arlington 3 7 16 17–43THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Leipsic 3 (Brandt, K. Schroeder, P. Schroeder); Arlington 5 (Smith, Ernst 2). ELMWOOD 52VAN BUREN 49VAN BUREN– Elmwood's 18-12 first-quarter helped it to a 52-49 Blanchard Valley Conference victory over Van Buren on Thursday night.Selina Deal scored 19 and dished out five assists to lead the Royals. Molly Barringer finished with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Madison Laird added 11 points.Both Brooklyn Wilkin and Kami Bowman poured in 18 for the Black Knights. Maddie Hudok tacked on seven points. Elmwood (10-11, 5-5 BVC) hosts Swanton on February 21 at 2 p.m. in a playoff matchup. The Black Knights (9-13, 4-6 BVC) travel to Carey for a postseason battle on Thursday at 6 p.m.ELMWOODDeal 6-7–19, Barringer 6-1–17, Laird 5-1–11, Morgart 2-0–5. TOTALS: 21-9–52.VAN BURENWilkin 6-6–18, Bowman 5-8–18, Hudok 3-0–7, Wilson 2-0–4. TOTALS: 16-14–49.Elmwood 18 8 15 11–52Van Buren 12 12 12 13–49THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS: Elmwood 1 (Morgart); Van Buren 1(Hudok). O-GLANDORF 70CELINA 38CELINA– Ottawa-Glandorf finished its second-straight undefeated regular season with a 70-38 dismantling of Celina on Thursday night.Karsyn Erford finished with 25 points for the Titans. Madison McKee tacked on 17 points. Allison Kuhlman ended with 10, while Liv Grothause added seven. The Titans notched their fifth-straight Western Buckeye League title with Thursday's win, and head into a playoff meeting with Otsego at home on February 21 at 2 p.m. P. HENRY 59ARCHBOLD 39ARCHBOLD– Carys Crossland became Patrick Henry's girls basketball all-time leading scorer in Thursday's game, a 59-39 victory over Archbold in NWOAL play.Crossland hit four three-pointers, scoring a game-high 21 for the Patriots. Kynli Crossland poured in 14 points. Ada Christman ended with 11, and Ella Christman tacked on seven.The Patriots improved to 17-3 overall, including 7-0 in the NWOAL, ahead of a postseason pairing with Northwood on Thursday at 6 p.m. COL. GROVE 43D. JEFFERSON 29DELPHOS– Columbus Grove clinched the outright Northwest Conference championship with a 43-29 road win over Delphos Jefferson on Thursday.The Bulldogs won their fourth straight game with Thursday's victory, now up to 19-3 and finishing the NWC slate a perfect 7-0. They will be back in action on Thursday, beginning postseason play as the number-one seed, hosting Lima Central Catholic at 6 p.m. BLUFFTON 44ALLEN EAST 28HARROD– Bluffton defeated Northwest Conference opponent Allen East 44-28 on the road on Thursday.Now 12-10 and 4-3 in the NWC, the Pirates travel to Archbold on February 21 at 2 p.m. to begin their postseason schedule. C-RAWSON 63RIDGEDALE 30RAWSON– Cory-Rawson made short work of Ridgedale on Thursday, securing a 63-30 NWCC victory at home. The Hornets (5-17, 4-4 NWCC) travel to Upper Scioto Valley on Wednesday, challenging the Rams in a postseason affair at 6 p.m.